*Financial News*
Source: Leading Newspapers
*Compiled by RUDRA SHARES* 
Vande Mataram
Wednesday, 20 May 2026

*Commodities*
• Silver stood at Rs 2,68,356 spot on May 19
• Gold stood at Rs 1,58,472 spot on May 19
• Top fertiliser companies float tender to buy 600k tonnes of sulphur

*Telecom & Technology*
• Bharti Airtel upgrades postpaid customers to priority services with 5G slicing
• Vodafone Idea shares rise as CEO says company is deeply engaged with SBI-led consortium for Rs 35,000 crore funding package

*Metals, Mining & Steel*
• Bharat Forge to build marine gas turbine facility in Andhra Pradesh
• Shyam Metalics eyes fresh investments in West Bengal amid expansion plans
• Tata Steel UK wins exemption from US steel tariff rules
• Tata Steel bets on higher prices, rising volumes and cost savings to lift margins
• Cement companies diverge on expansion plans amid uncertainty

*Oil, Gas & Energy*
• BPCL plans Rs 25,000 crore capex for FY27, calls fuel price hike a respite
• Reliance, Adani and other major groups place a Rs 6.5 lakh crore bet on India’s nuclear energy expansion
• Power Grid Corporation seen poised for next capex cycle as India’s energy transition accelerates

*Infrastructure & Transport*
• Delhi-NCR to get highway projects worth Rs 34,000 crore, says Nitin Gadkari
• India weighs $1 billion aid package for private electric buses and trucks
• Ola, Uber and Rapido drivers back a three-day Delhi-NCR strike over rising fuel costs

*Consumer, Retail & FMCG*
• PepsiCo opens Rs 5,700 crore investment war chest for India’s snack market battle with Reliance and Lahori
• Voltas and Blue Star shares rise as Skymet forecasts hot weather conditions till early June

*Banking, Finance & Markets*
• ICRA sees Q4 growth slowing to a three-quarter low of 7%
• Banks eye loans against mutual funds to tap younger customers
• RBI proposes uniform disclosure norms for all banks
• More companies may take confidential route to file IPO papers
• Prudential’s Bharti bet highlights limitations of India’s insurance joint venture model
• FII/FPIs net sold Indian equities worth Rs 2,457 crore while DIIs bought Rs 3,802 crore on May 19
• US 30-year bond yield hits highest level since 2007 amid deepening selloff
• Bernstein warns recent fuel price hikes may not offset crude oil shock risks for India

*Economy & Policy*
• India reviewing curbs on non-essential imports to support rupee and boost domestic manufacturing

*Politics & Government*
• Rahul Gandhi alleges PM has failed India’s poor and farmers in Adani-related remarks
• Delhi High Court issues notices to Arvind Kejriwal and other AAP leaders in a defamation case
• Rahul Gandhi warns of a severe economic storm impacting ordinary citizens and small businesses
• UP namaz-on-roads row resurfaces as BJP sharpens Hindutva pitch ahead of elections
• Properties linked to TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee under Kolkata Municipal Corporation scrutiny as BJP intensifies attack

*International Affairs*
• Italian PM Giorgia Meloni welcomes PM Narendra Modi on arrival in Italy
• Donald Trump says the US will move quickly to end the Iran conflict and prevent Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons

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